We were taking a trip down memory lane and laughing at all the shows we used to watch as "latch key kids." Here are my faves:

1. Brady Bunch
2. Kimba the White Lion
3. Ultraman
4. Partridge Family
5. Leave it to Beaver
6. Astroboy
7. Jonny Socko and His Giant Robot
8. Bugs and Friends
9. The Banana Splits (Danger Island ROCKED)
10. The Monkeys

We also had this thing called "The 3:30 Movie," in which they'd play - for example - 5 James Bond or Sinbad/Ray Harryhausen flicks in a row. Or five sports movies, or musicals, or whatever. Also had a cool Saturday night segment called "Creature Features," which was hosted by a guy named John Stanley. I loved some of those horror flicks, like the original "Dracula, Frankenstein," and Wolf Man. I totally freaked and had nightmares for weeks after staying up to watch "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and loved other classics like "It Came from Outer Space," the original "The Thing," and "The Day the Earth Stood Still (which I understand is being remade)."

So what are some of YOUR fond memories in front of the tube in your youth?

Okay, I'm going to mention a show that I'm expecting NO ONE to remember. It was a cheesy rip off of the Monkees - which I also watched.

- The Kids for C.A.P.E.R. (The Civilian Authority for the Protection of Everybody. Regardless.)

I also watched Lidsville, Dr. Shrinker, H&R Huffinstuff, Sigmund and the Sea Monster (so stinkeroo!), Land of the Lost. But nothing sticks with me as much as the Kids.

In fact, I can sing some of the songs for you upon request... Sweeeet Nanny Nooooooooneyyyyyy! Nanny Nooney is Niiiiice!

So dumb - yet so funny!

Freddy sounds like we were watching the same things.

I so loved Johnny Socko and the Flying Robot. Fact is to this day I still remember about 80% of the "kata" that the robot used to activate his powers. While ultra man was fun it just nevr had the impact of Flying Robot.

here in Detroit it was the 4:30 Movie and we had Ape Week, Godzilla Week and a host of others that would keep dad and me spellbound.

Our saturday monster show was Sir Graves in the morning and The Ghoul at night. We got to watch some world class Sci-Fi/Horror

These titles should take ya back to your youth!

Them
Forbidden Planet
Giant Mantis
Andromeda Strain
Logans Run
War of the Worlds
This Island Earth
Five Million Years to Earth
From the Earth to the Moon
The Time Machine
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Gort Klatuu Barada Nicto)

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I so loved Johnny Socko and the Flying Robot. Fact is to this day I still remember about 80% of the "kata" that the robot used to activate his powers. While ultra man was fun it just nevr had the impact of Flying Robot.

Dude, I cried for weeks after Giant Robot flew the evil eyeball into space and blew himself up. BTW, did "The Iron Giant" rip off Jonny Socko or what? Right down to the sacrifice at the end!

Songchick, I LOVED Land of the Lost, though it pissed me off that they never found their way back week after week. At least on Danger Island, they did discover the scientist's dead brother in a cave.

We just watched "Logan's Run" on DVD and it was really friggin' cool. There's actually an orgy scene in it! The series, in my opinion, never measured up to the movie. This Island Earth, Them, and Andromeda Strain kill. Rule!

The Space Giants Link

A classic sci-fi flick
The Green Slime

Land of the lost!!! got to love the sleestacks!

My favourite tv show was Saved By The Bell... oh Zack :P !

~Kathy~

Totally 80's and early 90's for me.

Family Ties
Punky Brewster
21 Jump Street
Fame
Step by Step
My Two Dads
Life Goes On
Small Wonder
Webster
Growing Pains
BayWatch
Knight Rider
Hill Street Blues

and the list goes on.....

Oh YEAH - Giant Robot rules SUPREME!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Vg_wyhLFc&search=johnny%20sokko

Ultraman could kick his ass. Provided he didn't run out of power...

I don't agree, but here's the first Ultraman episode from 1966 to relive some great memories:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuppRPWS8ic&search=ultraman

TV shows

-Miami Vice
-GI Joe
-Transformers
-Hilarious house of freightenstein

Movies

-Poltergeist
-Jaws (1 and 2)
-Indiana Jones
-Red Dawn
-Platoon
-nightmare on elm street

Freddy, I just found that Land of the Lost is avaialable on DVD and Netflix has it.

Oh I also saw this on netflix, not sure if it is good or not. But it looks like they did an anime that updates the Johnny Socko story.

-----------------------Giant Robo---------------------
Director Yasuhiro Imagawa infuses this series -- an extended remake of the 1960s live-action film Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot -- with wit and glamour while recounting the battle between two opposing forces: the noble Experts of Justice and their enemies, the menacing force called Big Fire that's plotting to lead the world straight into complete obliteration. But energized by new member Daisaku Kusama, the Experts commit to a fight.

Giant Robo is great

here is the forst 10 min of ep1
Link


How bout Battle of the planets?

I was all about Rupert, this British show about a white bear who lived in Nutwood and had awesome friends like Pong-Ping the Chinese dog, who had a lift to China.

And since there's a double generation gap between me and my parents, I grew up watching Bonanza, I Love Lucy, I Dream of Jeannie, Gilligan's Island, and Leave It To Beaver instead of the cartoons my friends watched, although I occasionally caught an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We also rented a movie every Friday night to watch together, and it was always an old movie like The Great Escape, Bridge on the River Kwai, The Picture of Dorian Grey, Them!, The African Queen, or the classic horror films like the Boris Karloff Mummy, the old Dracula, and Creature From the Black Lagoon. Sunday nights were when we watched a Hitchcock movie during supper. I guess I was exposed to more classics as a child than most, and I think it's given me a broader knowledge base than most kids my age. My parents are quite possibly the coolest people in the world!

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